Not The Kind Of Laid I Was Hoping For
It seems likes as soon as I'm on top i seem to get knocked back.
this post may be a little late, but for the past two weeks i've had quite a bit of "free time."
yep, Ol' Exile was laid off.
remember the post that i wrote a while back about the people in charge? yeah, well they struck again and down sized my department down to two and a half people.
i kept in good spirits while they were telling me the decision was final.
i smiled while they said that if things turned around they'd call me.
i shook hands as i was escorted out the door.
two weeks now i've been "looking" but in order to survive i've been picking up every bit of side-work can. slave labor with my dad (moving 1000 lbs trees) and making lighting rigs for someone who runs a motorcycle shop, and being a landlord.
yeah, i finally land the ideal roommate (the guy lives in San Francisco, but works out here, so he's using the room like a hotel), and start turning things around when i lose the one constant i had going for me.
as far as the job goes, i think it was inevitable. i talked to my (ex)boss and the company is up for it's bi-annual calibration and re certification. this little "chore" costs over $20,000, and according to the (ex)boss they can't afford to buy paper towels.
oh well, guess i just need to go find myself a new "monkey job"
On a side note, my Mom's cousin committed suicide today. on my mom's side of the family that's five plus suicides. so this morning when my grandma called my mom to let her know she made sure "check to see that Exile doesn't commit suicide too." Gee thanks for thinking of me, i guess.
Exile
this post may be a little late, but for the past two weeks i've had quite a bit of "free time."
yep, Ol' Exile was laid off.
remember the post that i wrote a while back about the people in charge? yeah, well they struck again and down sized my department down to two and a half people.
i kept in good spirits while they were telling me the decision was final.
i smiled while they said that if things turned around they'd call me.
i shook hands as i was escorted out the door.
two weeks now i've been "looking" but in order to survive i've been picking up every bit of side-work can. slave labor with my dad (moving 1000 lbs trees) and making lighting rigs for someone who runs a motorcycle shop, and being a landlord.
yeah, i finally land the ideal roommate (the guy lives in San Francisco, but works out here, so he's using the room like a hotel), and start turning things around when i lose the one constant i had going for me.
as far as the job goes, i think it was inevitable. i talked to my (ex)boss and the company is up for it's bi-annual calibration and re certification. this little "chore" costs over $20,000, and according to the (ex)boss they can't afford to buy paper towels.
oh well, guess i just need to go find myself a new "monkey job"
On a side note, my Mom's cousin committed suicide today. on my mom's side of the family that's five plus suicides. so this morning when my grandma called my mom to let her know she made sure "check to see that Exile doesn't commit suicide too." Gee thanks for thinking of me, i guess.
Exile
posted by exile at
6/02/2009 03:29:00 PM
3 Comments:
I don't know how close you were to your mom's cousin, but you have my deepest sympathies regardless. A good friend of mine took his own life in February, and it's still kinda tough sometimes.
Remember, lil buddy, you wanna talk ANYTIME, you've got my number. And my email. Use them, if you need to!
HUGS....
By
Polt, at Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:24:00 AM
I'm with grandma. Hang in there, hot stuff.
By
Randi, at Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:22:00 AM
Polt- i wasn't close to him, so no worries about me. but thanks for the offer.
Randi- with grandma that i'm mostlikely going to commit suicide? yikes. hehehe thanks dar'lyn
By
exile, at Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:45:00 PM
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